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These columns are very short. \u00a0I always turn them in at between 736 and 739 words in length. \u00a0So, yes, much more could be said and, ideally, much more would be said. \u00a0I stand by the argument, though.<\/p>\n
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By itself, it doesn\u2019t prove the resurrection. \u00a0But it considerably heightens the plausibility of the claim. \u00a0And when it\u2019s coupled with other lines of reasoning\u00a0\u2014 as I hope to do, eventually, at book length \u2014 the cumulative argument, in my judgment, becomes quite powerful.<\/p>\n
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A blessed Sabbath day to all!<\/p>\n
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